"Stuff" can be helpful items, prized possessions, or needless objects that clutter not just our homes, but also our lives. Here's a vote for simplicity.
If you're stressed about making dinner, paying someone to plan your meals can be worth the cost in reducing stress — and it can reduce your grocery bill.
If you have a budget--more specifically, if you track your spending--you have the data you need to track changes in your own personal cost of living. That's a lot more useful
I worked at a non-profit--a local nature center--over the summer of 1979. After we wrapped up our main task, those of us who wanted to were allowed stay on for the few weeks befor
Today we found some stellar articles on budget travel tips you haven't heard, how to stop living paycheck to paycheck, and how today's grads can beat the odds.
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The Tyranny of Stuff
"Stuff" can be helpful items, prized possessions, or needless objects that clutter not just our homes, but also our lives. Here's a vote for simplicity.
Saving Strategies: Highlights from Our Chat with Dr. Barbara O’Neill from Rutgers
Don't miss the highlights from our chat with Dr. Barbara O'Neill from Rutgers on saving strategies.
Best Money Tips: Make Groceries Last Longer
Today we found some fantastic articles on making groceries last longer, ways to make extra money this summer, and saving on entertainment.
The Straight Talk on Working From Home
Working from home has its perks, but it's definitely not for everyone. Learn the truth, and then decide if you REALLY want to work from home.
4 Times It's Okay to Borrow From Your Life Insurance Policy
Borrowing from a life insurance policy is rarely a good idea, but the potentially lower borrowing costs can really help you out in a jam.
Best Money Tips: Ways to Save at a Restaurant
Today we found some awesome articles on ways to save at a restaurant, going green and saving big, and refusing a promotion.
7 Ways Your Smartphone Is Hurting Your Career
We’re more connected now than ever before — but be careful! Sometimes your smartphone can do your career more harm than good.
Avoid Dinner Stress: Pay Someone to Plan Your Meals
If you're stressed about making dinner, paying someone to plan your meals can be worth the cost in reducing stress — and it can reduce your grocery bill.
How Inconvenience Helped Me Save Money
When one writer's local grocery store closed, she learned about planning, convenience, and how driving further can sometimes also mean spending less.
Best Money Tips: Ways to Use Leftover Halloween Candy
Today we found some fantastic articles on ways to use leftover Halloween candy, safeguarding your career switch, and saving money on holiday shopping.
Roll your own cost-of-living index
If you have a budget--more specifically, if you track your spending--you have the data you need to track changes in your own personal cost of living. That's a lot more useful
8 Things to Wait Until After Christmas to Buy
Sure, Black Friday gets all the big discount hype, but the deals post-Christmas can't be beat!
Ask The Readers: Do You Pay For Cable TV?
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I worked at a non-profit--a local nature center--over the summer of 1979. After we wrapped up our main task, those of us who wanted to were allowed stay on for the few weeks befor
Best Money Tips: Budget Travel Tips You Haven't Heard
Today we found some stellar articles on budget travel tips you haven't heard, how to stop living paycheck to paycheck, and how today's grads can beat the odds.
The 6 Best Cities for Single Millennials
When life is an endless vista of potential, where should you put down roots? Where other similarly situated people flock, of course!
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4 Reasons 'Frugal' Shouldn't be a Dirty Word
Modern frugality isn't about clipping coupons and eating gruel (although, in a pinch, both can work). Find out how much frugal living has to offer.
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Does Your Kid Need an IRA?
Ready to give your child a mega financial jumpstart? Consider opening them a Roth IRA.